Laigha Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Laigha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Laigha (27) may also be a first name.
Laigha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Laigha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Laigha has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Laigha? popularity and diffusion
The surname Laigha is the 5,812,366th most common surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Laigha live; 91 percent live in Central Africa and 91 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Laigha is also the 2,036,353rd most widely held first name globally It is held by 27 people.
The surname Laigha is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 2,076,907. In Cameroon Laigha is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent reside. Barring Cameroon Laigha occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 9 percent reside.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Laigha
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